diff --git a/lib/component.js b/lib/component.js
index 2cae842c..088335a2 100644
--- a/lib/component.js
+++ b/lib/component.js
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ class Component extends WebComponent {
       }
     }
 
+    this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(`preComponentInitialized`, {detail: {el: this}, bubbles: true, composed: true}));
+
     this.domPatcher = new DOMPatcher(this.state, this._render.bind(this), {
       updateMode: this.getConfig(`updateSync`) ? `sync` : `async`,
       postRenderCallback: this.postRenderCallback,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cc3f468..31d7d61b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "panel",
-  "version": "6.1.2",
+  "version": "6.2.0",
   "description": "Web Components with Virtual DOM: lightweight composable web apps",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",